The Art of Uncontrolled Flight: A Novel of Love, Tragedy, and Flying Combat in the Gulf War - Softcover

Ponders, Kim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060786094 ISBN 13: 9780060786090

Verlag: Harper Perennial, 2007

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Annie Shaw was captivated as a child by her father's elusive presence and his love of flying. After tragically losing her mother, Annie follows her father into the Air Force and becomes one of the first women to fly in combat during the Gulf War. But life in the Air Force is not as glamorous as she imagined. Copilot, wife, and lover, Annie struggles to hold her separate lives together until the war itself intervenes. This smart, tightly drawn work, based on the author's life, masterfully illustrates the great pleasures and tragedy that result from war.

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Kim Ponders grew up near Boston and graduated from Syracuse University. In 1991 she flew with Desert Storm as one of the first American women ever in combat. Her experiences formed the basis of her first novel, The Art of Uncontrolled Flight. Now a speechwriter for the Commander, Air Force Reserve, she lives with her husband and sons in New Hampshire.

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Annie Shaw was captivated as a child by her father's elusive presence and his love of flying. After tragically losing her mother, Annie follows her father into the Air Force and becomes one of the first women to fly in combat during the Gulf War. But life in the Air Force is not as glamorous as she imagined. Copilot, wife, and lover, Annie struggles to hold her separate lives together until the war itself intervenes. This smart, tightly drawn work, based on the author's life, masterfully illustrates the great pleasures and tragedy that result from war.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Harper Perennial
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0060786094
• ISBN 13: 9780060786090
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
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